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PureBasic icon
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:22 pm
by Dreamland Fantasy
Hi there,
This is something I've been wondering about for years, why is the PureBasic icon a stylised 'Z'?
Just curious if there is any deep meaning or reasoning behind it.
Kind regards,
Francis
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:04 pm
by Caronte3D
It is not a Z, but three parallel lines representing the three platforms and a diagonal line as a union
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:20 pm
by Dreamland Fantasy
Caronte3D wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:04 pm
It is not a Z, but three parallel lines representing the three platforms and a diagonal line as a union
Awesome! I will be looking at that icon in a new light now.
Kind regards,
Francis
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:20 am
by BarryG
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:26 am
by Quin
PureArea 2005 interview with Fred wrote:
15. What does the “Z” of the PureBasic logo stand for?
For nothing, in fact. I needed an icon for the Windows version of PB, so I took Paint and started messing with that. BTW, than it's not a Z, it has 3 horizontal lines
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http://www.purearea.net/pb/english/interview.htm
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:33 am
by Dreamland Fantasy
I was sure that it had been discussed before, but doing a search for "PureBasic" and "icon" brought up too many other posts.
Kind regards,
Francis
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:06 am
by jacdelad
Now with Raspberry Pi support we need a new logo, or a longer line for Linux.
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:42 pm
by Starwolf20
i allways have seen a F (inversed) and a L.
I don't know why ..........
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:35 pm
by Caronte3D
I never liked the logo (or the name of the application) because they seem like a toy instead of a powerful tool
But I understand that sometimes it is more important to keep things unchanged.
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:57 pm
by DarkDragon
Z for Zorro!!
Starwolf20 wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:42 pm
i allways have seen a F (inversed) and a L.
I don't know why ..........
I've always seen an italic PB with some strokes missing for whatever reason.
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:47 am
by BarryG
Dreamland Fantasy wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:33 amI was sure that it had been discussed before
Yep, I linked it for those who may not have seen it.
Re: PureBasic icon
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:49 pm
by es_91
I was told at school that a 'Z' can have three lines, so from my educational background this is considered to be a letter Z.
A new shiny 3D high-res version could be welcome.